Saddle-pad



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F. A. HAKE.

SADDLEPAD.

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UNITED STATES PATENT Orrrce.

FRANCIS ANTON HAKE, OF CUERO, TEXAS.

.SADDLE-PAD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 258,748, dated May 30, 1882. Application filed March 7, 1882. (No model?) To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANCIS A. HAKE, of Ouero, De Witt county, Texas, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Saddle- Pads, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object ofmy invention is to provide new and improved saddle-pads, which can be attached to and detached from the saddle, and can be adjusted easily, and are not destroyed or damaged by the pressure of the saddle and the perspiration ot' the animal.

Theinvention consistsofasaddle-pad formed of an upper and lower cover connected by lacing, provided with pockets, and filled intermediately with layers of felt or cloth, as hereinafter described.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming partof this specification, in which similar letters or reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is alongitudinal elevation ofa saddle provided with my improved saddle-pads. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the under side of the same, parts being broken out. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the saddle-frame without the straps or pads, and Fig. 4. is a longitudinal elevation of the outer or upper side of one of my improved saddle-pads.

Each saddle-pad A is formed of a piece or skirt, B, of leather or cambric 0r canvas, upon which the saddle O rests. This piece or skirt B is impregnated or coated with a chemical solution, or with paint, to protect it from the action of the perspiration of the animal.

The filling of the pad consists of several layers,D, of felt, woolen blankets, or cloth,cutin the desired shape of the pad and in such a manner that the pad will fit closely against the animals back, and will also fitagainst the saddle-tree side bars.

The bottom layer, E, of the pad is composed of one or more layers of rubber or leather, rubber being preferred, as it will not wrinkle, and is absolutely water-proof, and prevents the perspiration of the animal from affecting the filling-layers.

The edges of the upper layer, B, and the bottom layer, E, are united by means of laces F. The pad can thus be opened very easily to permit the insertion of the hand to adjust the filling-layers D as circumstances may require.

The pads A are each provided on the outer covering with a front pocket or housing, F, adapted to receive the front projecting part, G, of the saddle-tree side bar, and with a rear pocket or housing, H, adapted to receive the rear projecting part, I, of the saddle-tree side bar. Cords or- 1aces K K, or straps, are attached to the outer or upper surfaces of the pads A, which cords serve to hold the pads to the saddle-tree. The projecting parts G and I are passed into the pockets F and H, and the cords or laces K are passed through apertures in the edges of the projecting parts of the saddle-tree side bars and through the apertures L in the pockets F and H, and are then tied into a loop or knotted. Other cords, K, attached to theouter sides of the pads, are passed through the apertures in the saddle, and then tied into a loop or knotted.

The pads can thus be attached to the saddle in a very simple manner, and can be attached to and detached from the saddle very rapidly and economically, and no tacks or nails,which might injure the animal and damage the pads and saddle, are required.

My improved pads can be attached to any kind of saddle. The air can circulate under the saddle and around the pads, and keep the animals back cool.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- A saddle-pad consisting of an upper and lower cover, connected by lacing, provided with pockets to fit saddle-tree projections and filled intermediately with layers of felt or cloth, as shown and described.

FRANCIS ANTON HAKE.

Witnesses:

LOUIS ORUSIUS, T. LoEBLE. 

